Friday, January 25, 2013

2/11 - Bottled.1/31 - Dry hops added.It is cold outside. And inside. But I don't have the patience or time for a lager brew in Japan. This will probably be my last batch here. Let's try this one again. Keeping the fermentation warm enough will be a challenge. Lucky I have an insulated picnic bag that my fermentation vessel fits in, and a shelf up by the ceiling, where the warm air lives.

I didn't grab enough Hallertau to do an exact clone of the previous batch, so there will be slightly less going on in the nose. I'm not broken-hearted, though, since this should be a good showcase for both the yeast and the Zythos hops.Batch #77Zythos White-1.25 kg Dry Wheat Malt Extract-1 oz Hallertau, 4.1%AA (60min)-1 oz Zythos, 10.0%AA (10min)-0.5 oz Zythos (2min)-0.5 oz Zythos (dry)-WLP400 Belgian Wit yeast, 1L starter*OG: 1.055FG: ~1.012ABV: ~5.6%IBU: 75-ish

Boiled 12L, added extract. Small hot break boilover. Hopped as above. Pitched yeast starter for total volume of 10L in the tank. I'm anticipating a mess.*starter blew out the top a couple times... lots of yeast on the outside of the flask.